Vitamins and Minerals for the Grass Kept Equine

Is your horse enjoying 24/7 turnout during the summer months? That is great because the most important aspect of the equine diet it forage, including such as grass, hay and haylage. This forage helps to maintain a healthy, mobile gut keeping your equine’s digestive system mobile and functioning correctly and efficiently. However recent hot weather has left much of the grazing bleached, dry and lacking in nutrients which can cause problems if our horses and ponies become deficient in vitamins and minerals.When this is paired with many of us expecting to ride and regularly exercise our equines they sometimes require something a little bit extra in their diet. For those equines based predominately on a grass diet may require vital vitamins and minerals to be incorporated in the diet sought through an equine supplement. This addition is important because vitamins and minerals play many roles within the body including supporting the immune system, bone and teeth structure, benefitting eyesight and assisting nerve and muscle functioning. The Saddlery Shop offer a range of equine supplements in order to help you, help your horse maintain optimum health. The huge supplement range from The Saddlery Shop includes general health vitamin and mineral supplements; perfect for those horses on a grass diet, alongside specific supplements for hoof condition, the immune system, digestive problems and much, much more! For more information visit the website www.thesaddleryshop.co.uk